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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Review: Heartbreakingly Real, Where Is My Sister?, by Shannon Gibney, Illustrated by Huy Voun Lee

Where Is My Sister, written by Shannon Gibney and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee, is a heartbreakingly real way to approach the loss of a sibling. Infant death is an […]

  • Holly Smith
  • February 4, 2026
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    Review: Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte Is Great Fun Set in the 1920s at the Lyric Opera

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a classical music genius from the 16th century. He was also something of a rock star in the 20th century. Mozart was one of the few […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 3, 2026
    • Festivals , Music , Previews

    Preview: Warm Love Cool Dreams Fest Returns to the Salt Shed in May

    Let’s look past the current state of freezing temps and icy roads to a warmer, more inviting season where festivals rule the weekends. It’s never too early to start planning […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • February 3, 2026
    • Children's theater , Puppet theater , Review , Stages

    Dispatch: Puppet Theater Festival Ends With Shows Featuring Sexy Puppets, a Hungry Crocodile, a Cat and Two Dogs

    The 8th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival concluded Sunday, after 12 days of puppet theater productions at dozens of venues around the city. Our Third Coast writers are puppetry fans […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • February 3, 2026
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Living In Some Kind of Free Association with Friendship at Empty Bottle

    I’ll admit that I am extremely rusty—with both concert-going and writing reviews. A slew of changes in my personal life have made it hard for me to focus on either […]

  • Valerie Nikolas
  • February 2, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Theatre L’Acadie’s Rising Water Is a Slow Stream

    Rising Water is one of a trilogy of plays by John Biguenet about Hurricane Katrina; the other two plays are Shotgun and Mold. It has been 20 years since America […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 1, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: When A Witness Recants Is a Powerful, Evidence-Driven Revisiting of a 1980s Murder and the Resulting Wrongful Convictions

    This review is part of our ongoing coverage of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The latest impactful and emotionally charged documentary from director Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble; Luther: […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 30, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: John Turturro Stars in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, an Ode to Small Time Crooks, Character Actors and the City

    This review is part of our ongoing coverage of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. One of the festival’s biggest and most welcome surprises comes from actor-turned-writer/director Noah Segan (Blood Relatives), […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 30, 2026
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food , Review

    Review: Petite Edith’s French Comfort Food Is a Balm for Chicago Winter

    Petite Edith offers a fusion of French cuisine and Midwestern sensibilities to Chicago’s River North neighborhood, and you don’t want to miss its winter menu. Chef Jenner Tomaska and Katrina […]

  • Row Light
  • January 30, 2026
    • Fiction , Lit

    Review: Taylor Thornburg’s Agathe 6:00 p.m. to 7:27 Is an Intriguing Tour Through Memory

    In the interest of transparency, I want to disclose I met the author Taylor Thornburg at an open mic and wrote this review after speaking with him. Later I attended […]

  • Adam Kaz
  • January 30, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: As Sundance Film Festival Continues, Established Filmmakers Bring New Works to Audiences

    Enjoy our latest dispatch from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival…. Frank & Louis Swiss filmmaker Petra Volpe makes a poignant and impressive English-language debut with Frank & Louis, the story […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 29, 2026
    • Broadway , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Stereophonic—a Play With a Little Music—Tells the Story of a Not-Yet-Famous Rock Band Producing an Album

    Stereophonic is a play about a year in the life of a rock band (never named) and the personal and musical trials and tribulations it goes through during recording sessions […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • January 29, 2026
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